iXblue Expanding in Australia
Navigation, positioning and imaging firm iXblue said it is expanding its local capabilities in Australia. In 2019, it will focus on developing the company’s local expertise in Inertial Navigation Systems for both defense and civil markets.“We have been present in Australia for over 10 years with a dedicated Brisbane-based team of highly qualified engineers, hydrographers, geophysicists, program managers and equipment sales staff,” said Fabien Napolitano, CEO of iXblue. “Australia being a key market for iXblue, it was only natural for us to expand our capabilities in the region.
DGA Taps iXblue for AUV Positioning & Monitoring
system, the Gaps system is equipped with a pre-calibrated USBL (Ultra Short Base Line) antenna and offers very high-precision geo-referenced positioning performance, particularly in shallow waters and in noisy environments. Its telemetry function also allows for the recalibration of the inertial navigation systems (INS) on board the underwater vehicle thanks to an acoustic communication link, as well as for the command and control of the AUV. The broad opening of its 3D antenna, up to as much as 200 degrees, also gives it unrivaled capacity in terms of horizontal tracking, enabling the system to
Mapping the Future
?The system architecture of autonomy for planning, analysis and execution is similar for AUVs and USVs but there are differences in sensors and functions because of the environment. Lack of GPS and radio communication are fundamental constraints to AUVs that are solved by acoustics and aided inertial navigation systems.USVs need advanced scene analysis and route planning to navigate safely in areas with maritime activity. There are significant thresholds to sufficient functionality and robustness of the individual systems. The most critical phases of the combined USV-AUV operation are launch and recovery
Meet the Future of Visualization and Mapping Sonars
subsea projects and operations across the globe including in oil and gas applications, breakwater construction, asset placements and landings, port and harbor security, defense, mining and diving applications Our real-time 3D and geophysical product ranges are complemented by GNSS aided inertial navigation systems. The F180 series has a proven track record in the marine survey industry for accuracy and reliability and is a preferred asset found on survey vessels across the world. Our existing third generation of real-time 3D sonar products includes the standard Echoscope, the Echoscope
SBG Systems Debuts New Post-processing Software
at the Ocean Business show in Southampton, U.K. After the survey, this full-feature software gives access to offline RTK corrections, and process inertial and GNSS raw data to further enhance accuracy and secure the survey. For more than 10 years, SBG Systems has been designing inertial navigation systems from the internal Inertial Measurement Unit to the filtering with GNSS data. Expert in real-time data fusion, the company takes another step in the surveying industry by unveiling Qinertia, a fully in-house Post-Processing Kinematic (PPK) software. Whether the survey is made from a car
Greensea: Redefining the Connection between Man and Machine
system; we are not building a mission planning system. We’re building a ‘get me where I want to go’ system.” Kinnaman said the engineering challenge is the relationship – how the operator is to use the tools that are behind the scenes – the inertial navigation systems, the autopilots, the mission planning systems and the sonar interfaces. The interface that delivers the operator’s requirements is really the hard part, and that’s the relationship. For the DPD Greensea has a number of deliverables according to Kinnaman. “STIDD
SBG Systems Upgrades Its Ekinox Series
SBG Systems said it will soon present its new generation of advanced and compact inertial navigation systems, the Ekinox 2 Series. The Ekinox Series is a line of tactical grade MEMS-based inertial navigation systems first released in 2013. The newest generation – set for launch at the U.S. Hydro Show, in Galveston, Texas – is now twice more accurate in attitude due to a complete redesign of the in-house Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) integrating cutting-edge gyroscopes and accelerometers. Ekinox 2 Series is fully compliant with IHO standards. It provides 0.02°
Kraken Hires Director of Business Development
Jeff Bartkowski has joined Kraken Sonar Inc. as Director of Business Development, effective December 5, 2016. Bartkowski has been employed in the marine technology industry for over 12 years in subsea positioning, inertial navigation systems and high resolution sonar products. He has sales and business development experience with both commercial and defense customers and has worked at both larger marine technology companies such as Teledyne-Reson and iXBlue and start-ups such as Sea Machine Robotics. He is a graduate of New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “Over
Unique Group Expands European Rental Pool
Hydrographic survey and diving equipment specialist Unique Group said it has selected subsea vehicle positioning and navigation technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. to add to its expanding equipment rental pool. The SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) will be held at the company’s regional headquarters in Aberdeen and made available to support survey and construction projects using ROVs and AUVs in water depths up to 4,000 meters. Introduced onto the market over 10 years ago, Sonardyne’s SPRINT makes optimal use of
MTR100: SBG Systems
geared for aerospace, land, and especially marine – surface and subsea – projects such as vessel motion monitoring, ROV and AUV control, hydrography and buoy positioning. SBG Systems delivers high performance and cost-effective MEMS-based Motion Reference Unit (MRU) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) to the Marine industry, representing approximately half of the company’s turnover. Its products are mainly used in offshore, marine, and underwater applications, including hydrography, USV, AUV and ROV navigation and motion monitoring SBG Systems designs, manufactures
Ashtead Boosts Rental Fleet with Subsea Navigation Technology
single beacon on the sea floor and achieve positioning precision, allowing for improved operational flexibility, significant cost savings, improved operational efficiency and higher levels of acoustic accuracy. Allan Pirie, chief executive of Ashtead said: “Our existing pool of inertial navigation systems has proven to be extremely popular with our customers and we have enhanced our rental fleet to meet their growing demands. “This investment underlines our commitment to the subsea market, by offering the latest, most efficient technologies available and will see our clients
MTR100: Coda Octopus Products
monitoring, connection of assets and general ROV navigation and survey. The use of the Echoscope has the potential to reduce operating costs and time caused by poor visibility and weather outages affecting projects. Coda Octopus’ product portfolio also includes a range of GNSS aided inertial navigation systems, MOTION F180 series. With expertise in supplying this leading-edge software and hardware solutions within its 3D, MOTION and GEO range of products, Coda Octopus has built a reputation of delivering high quality solutions. Email: theresa.esser@codaoctopus.com www.codaoctopus.com
NORBIT Wins Orders from Jan De Nul
, for several tightly integrated all-in-one turnkey multibeam sonar systems. These compact survey systems allow for fast set-to-work on any sized survey platform while allowing for highest quality broadband FM data from a forgiving curved receiver array. The systems each include a full Inertial Navigation Systems and surface sound speed probe and only one cable from wet-end to the small splash-proof topside. Norbit will conduct demonstrations aboard the AHOY Freedom during OI-2016 in London Mar 15-17, where the iWBMS will be showcased along with several optional 'plug-ins' such as sound-ahead
SBG Systems Launches New Inertial Sensors
the Apogee-M and the Apogee-U, two new inertial sensors to complete the Apogee product line. The Apogee-M is a Motion Reference Unit (MRU), and the Apogee-U is an Inertial Navigation System. Both are made of titanium with a depth rating of 200 meters. Apogee Series is an inertial navigation systems (INS) based on the MEMS technology. One year after the release of the Apogee surface sensors (IP68 enclosure), SBG Systems has completed the product line with a Motion Reference Unit (MRU) and an Inertial Navigation System (INS) with a titanium subsea enclosure (200-meter depth rating)
SBG Names Swathe Services as UK Distributor
Ireland. This includes all products within the Ellipse, Ekinox and Apogee product lines and includes the Split-Box with associated components. SBG Systems offers a complete line of high performance and miniature Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), Motion Reference Unit (MRU), Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) with embedded GNSS receiver (INS/GNSS). Their inertial navigation systems allow accurate data georeferencing whether a SONAR or LiDAR is mounted on a manned survey vessel, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), or an Autonomous Underwater Vessel
FOG Technology for High Latitude Navigation
optic gyroscope (FOG) technology occupies a unique place in the navigation history, according to navigation, positioning and imaging solutions provider iXBlue, who says FOG continues to break performance boundaries where other gyroscope technologies have reached their limits. FOG and inertial navigation systems (INS) technologies perform even in extreme applications such as mission critical space operation, nuclear submarine stealth operation and high latitude (North) navigation. Navigation in the northern latitudes is especially difficult mainly because of the alignment. The physical effect
C-Innovation ROVs inks deal with Sonardyne
C-Innovation, an integrated marine services company whose core services and products evolve around ROVs within the oil and gas sector, has placed a major order for SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) from Sonardyne International Ltd. SPRINT is an acoustically aided inertial navigation system for subsea vehicles and makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data from acoustic USBL and LBL positioning and other sensors such as Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) and pressure sensors. This improves position accuracy, precision, reliability and integrity while reducing operational time and vessel costs. Workin
